Essendon West

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276 people who were living in Essendon West in 2016 were born overseas, and 17% arrived in Australia within 5 years prior to 2016.

The Year of Arrival data records when the overseas born population arrived in Australia. The data shows the degree to which areas are 'ports' for new overseas arrivals and reveals the role of Essendon West in housing the overseas-born. The number of recent overseas arrivals in an area is often determined by housing affordability, employment opportunities and pre-existing communities located in the area.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born population of Essendon West in 2016 compared to the City of Moonee Valley shows that there was a larger proportion of people who arrived before 2001, and a smaller proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2011 to 9 Aug 2016).

Overall, 66.7% of the overseas born population arrived before 2001, and 16.9% arrived during or after 2011, compared with 58.7% and 19.7% respectively for the City of Moonee Valley.

The major differences in year of arrival data in the population between Essendon West and the City of Moonee Valley are:

A larger percentage of arrivals between 1971 and 1980 (12.3% compared to 9.1%)

A larger percentage of arrivals between 1981 and 1990 (13.6% compared to 11.1%)

A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2006 and 9 Aug 2011 (3.8% compared to 11.5%)

A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2011 to 9 Aug 2016 (16.9% compared to 19.7%)

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